China Petroleum Exploration ›› 2020, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 50-57.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7703.2020.06.005

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Structural transformation in the Paleogene and its controlling effect in Dongying sag

Qiu Yibo1, Jia Guanghua1, Liu Xiaofeng2, Liu Xinjin1, Sun Xinian1, Sun Honglei1   

  1. 1 Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company; 2 China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
  • Online:2020-11-12 Published:2020-11-12
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Abstract: During the Paleogene, the Dongying Sag experienced multiple episodes of tectonic movement. This tectonic activity transformed the structural system in the sag, controlling its shape and the distribution of strata and sand bodies. This study analyses and describes the geological features of the sag before and after its structural transformation. In doing so it examines the fault styles and structural assemblage characteristics, stratigraphic framework and distribution laws, paleogeomorphology and subsidence center change, and the characteristics of the fault system. The results show that: (1) In the Paleogene, the Dongying Sag experienced a structural transformation from extension to strike slip-extension. The bottom horizon of the upper fourth member of the Shahejie Formation (T7x) is an important interface of this structural transformation. (2) The structural transformation styles and genetic mechanisms of the strike-slip-extension stage in the study area are determined. The structural transformation styles are divided into four categories. (3) The controlling effect of the structural transformation is identified. In terms of the stratigraphic system, the structural transformation surfaces are the discontinuous surfaces of formations, which formed unconformity surfaces. Vertically, the structural configuration of the sag changed both before and after the structural transformation, and the subsidence center migrated. On the plane, the structural transfer zone was the sedimentary transition zone, which divided the sedimentary systems into segments.

 

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